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Table 4 Correlation coefficient matrix of soil C, N, and P and soil MBC, MBN, and MBP contents and their ecological stoichiometry

From: Effects of tree species and topography on soil and microbial biomass stoichiometry in Funiu Mountain, China

 

N

P

MBC

MBN

MBP

C::N

C:P

N::P

MBC:MBN

MBC::MBP

MBN::MBP

C

0.908**

0.920**

0.925**

0.925**

0.919**

0.289

0.929**

0.978**

0.385

− 0.020

− 0.276

N

 

0.912**

0.957**

0.936**

0.914**

0.251

0.948**

0.978**

0.368*

0.051

− 0.287

P

  

0.866**

0.836**

0.828**

0.124

0.889**

0.932**

0.496**

− 0.052

− 0.323

MBC

   

0.958**

0.942**

0.280

0.934**

0.954**

0.398*

0.056

− 0.234

MBN

    

0.953**

0.233

0.934**

0.924**

0.276

− 0.032

− 0.252

MBP

     

0.242

0.878**

0.898**

0.382

− 0.124

− 0.472*

C:N

      

0.320

0.198

− 0.269

− 0.456**

− 0.153

C:P

       

0.958*

0.325

− 0.010

− 0.234

N:P

        

0.410*

0.043

− 0.275

MBC:MBN

       

*

 

0.423

− 0.268

MBC:MBP

          

0.557**

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01